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There are 21 Regions that offer City breaks as an holiday type, choose one from the list below to view the relevant tour operators:

Select Region Abruzzo [9] Apulia - Puglia [23] Basilicata [9] Calabria [11] Campania [23] Emilia Romagna [11] Friuli-Venezia Giulia [6] Latium - Lazio [22] Le Marche [17] Liguria [21] Lombardy - Lombardia [16] Molise [5] Piedmont - Piemonte [17] Sardinia - Sardegna [23] Sicily - Sicilia [27] Trentino [3] Trentino - Alto Adige [12] Tuscany - Toscana [28] Umbria [25] Val d'Aosta [7] Veneto [22]

Select Region By City Alessandra [17] Ancona [17] Aosta [7] Assisi [25] Bari, Taranto [23] Bergarno [16] Bologna [11] Bordighera [21] Cagliari [23] Campobasso [5] Catania [27] Chieti [9] Courmayeur [7] Florence [28] Genoa [21] Genola [17] Gorizia [6] Isernia [5] L'Aquila [9] Macerata [17] Marsala [27] Milan [16] Monza [16] Naples, Sorrento [23] Palermo [27] Parma [11] Perugia [25] Pesaro [17] Pescara [9] Pisa [28] Pordenone [6] Potenza [9] Ravenna [11] Rome [22] Rovereto [12] San Remo [23] Sassari [23] Siracusa [27] Termoli [5] Trento [12] Trieste [6] Turin [17] Udine [6] Verona, Venice [22]

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City breaks are an Italian forte, mostly because the cities are built on a human scale and so well-preserved. It helps that they are gorgeously laden with art and archaeological treasures. But the advent of low-cost flights and the renovation of many city centres has also helped open up an urban Italy far less attuned to tourism.

Given Italy’s lion’s share of Unesco World Heritage treasures, it’s no surprise that ‘minor’ Italy is so major. Beyond the show-stopping cities are tiers of arty towns demanding attention.

The star cities know who they are. And a Renaissance Florentine standing in the middle of Piazza della Signoria would know exactly where he was. In Florence, many palaces reflect the Renaissance city, despite today’s designer-clad Florentines sipping cool aperitivi.

As for the capital, since its millennial revamp for Holy Year, Rome has rarely looked lovelier. The Eternal City has shaken off its dusty toga and slipped into contemporary clothes. The facelift to its ancient sites has been matched by subtle plastic surgery to its arts scene. Revamped galleries, new contemporary art museums, a cinema festival and the creation of a superb music complex have helped turn the city’s face towards the future.

Alghero, Bergamo, Bologna, Brescia, Catania, Genoa, Palermo, Treviso, Trieste, Turin. All these cities were given a huge boost by the low-cost airlines. These intriguing spots once barely registered on the tourism radar. The travelling masses were unaware of the decadent beauty of Palermo, with its Arab-Norman heart and baroque soul. Brescia, with the finest historical museum in Italy, and the greatest quantity of Roman ruins north of Rome, was just a stepping-stone to Lake Garda. Trieste, languishing in mitteleuropean limbo, is slowly becoming appreciated for its fin de siecle coffee-houses and moody palaces. 

Bologna, sandwiched between the wonders of Florence and Venice, the other super-star, was always going to be over-shadowed, despite its magnificent medieval arcades and youthful spirit. The arcades conceal chic shops and the most tempting food market in Central Italy. The local products range from Ferrari cars to fancy lingerie, or from Prada fashion to Parmesan.

Genoa is a classic case of a city that has remodelled itself. Not that it took the Disneyland route. Christopher Columbus’ shipyards, sea walls and warehouses have all been put to new nautical uses, from the world-class aquarium to the maritime museum.

Turin is a seductive city, with its gilt-encrusted cafes designed for dangerous liaisons, and its baroque squares built for grand gestures. As the capital of Slow Food, Turin also celebrates Italy’s most aristocratic cuisine and princely wines. This former home to the Savoy kings was until recently overshadowed by Milan. The business capital still boasts the best designer shops, a Leonardo da Vinci Last Supper and a dramatic Gothic cathedral. In football terms, it’s a 1-1 draw.

Whether reached by air, rail or coach, countless Italian cities deserve a visit. Love Italy operators will be delighted to introduce you to their exciting city breaks.